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for_o first_o if_o there_o be_v a_o determinate_a prepotency_n in_o the_o right_n and_o such_o as_o arise_v from_o a_o constant_a root_n in_o nature_n we_o may_v expect_v the_o same_o in_o other_o animal_n who_o part_n be_v also_o difference_v by_o dextrality_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o we_o can_v discover_v a_o distinct_a and_o comply_a account_n for_o we_o â—inde_v not_o that_o horse_n bull_n or_o mule_n be_v general_o strong_a on_o this_o side_n and_o as_o for_o animal_n who_o foreleg_n more_o sensible_o supply_v the_o use_n of_o arm_n they_o hold_v if_o not_o a_o equality_n in_o both_o a_o prevalency_n oft_o time_n in_o the_o other_o as_o squirrel_n ape_n and_o monkey_n and_o the_o same_o be_v also_o discernible_a in_o parrot_n and_o man_n observe_v that_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o tumbler_n be_v big_a not_o constant_o in_o one_o but_o in_o the_o bear_a side_n that_o there_o be_v also_o in_o man_n
that_o pleurisy_n be_v only_o on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n whereon_o we_o wear_v our_o ring_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n chap._n 5._o of_o swim_v that_o some_o man_n swim_v natural_o that_o man_n drown_v do_v sloâ—â—_n the_o nine_o dâ—y_n when_o their_o gall_n break_v woman_n 〈…〉_z upon_o their_o bâ—cks_n chap._n 6._o that_o man_n weigh_v heavy_a dead_a than_o alive_a and_o before_o meat_n then_o after_o chap._n 7._o that_o there_o be_v several_a passage_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_v chap._n 8._o of_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o sneeâ—ing_n chap._n 9_o that_o jew_n stink_n chap._n 10._o of_o pigmy_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o great_a climacterical_a year_n that_o be_v 63._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o canicular_a or_o dogâ—_n day_n chap._n 13._o the_o five_o book_n of_o many_o thing_n questionable_a as_o they_o be_v describe_v in_o picture_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o pelecan_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o dolphin_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o grâ—sschoppâ—r_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sâ—â—pent_v tempt_a eve_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o eve_n with_o naveâ—s_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o jew_n and_o eastern_a nation_n at_o their_o feast_n and_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d the_o passcover_v chap._n 6._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o saviour_n with_o long_a hair_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o moses_n with_o horn_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sibyl_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o picture_n describe_v the_o death_n of_o cleopatra_n chap._n 12._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o the_o nine_o worthy_n chap._n 13._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o iâ—ptha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n chap._n 14._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o a_o camel_n skin_n chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o christopher_n chap._n 16._o oâ—_n the_o picture_n of_o s._n george_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 18._o 〈…〉_z chap._n 19_o 〈…〉_z chap._n 20._o compendious_o of_o many_o popular_a custom_n opinion_n 〈◊〉_d practice_n and_o observation_n of_o a_o â—are_n crâ—ssing_v the_o hâ—gh_a way_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_z owl_n and_o ravenâ—_n of_o the_o sall_n of_o saâ—t_n of_o break_v the_o eggshell_n of_o the_o true_a lover_n knoâ—_n of_o the_o cheek_n burn_v or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o speak_v under_o the_o rose_n of_o smoâ—k_o follow_v the_o fair_a of_o sit_v cross-legged_a of_o hair_n upon_o moll_n be_v of_o the_o set_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n of_o lion_n head_n upon_o spout_n and_o cistern_n of_o the_o say_n ungirt_a unblessed_a of_o the_o picture_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o sun_n dance_v on_o easter_n day_n of_o the_o silly_a howe_n or_o cover_v about_o some_o child_n head_n of_o be_v drink_v once_o a_o month_n of_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o devil_n with_o a_o cleave_a hoof_n of_o moses_n his_o rod_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o mine_n of_o discover_v of_o doubtful_a matter_n by_o hook_n or_o staff_n chap._n 21._o the_o six_z book_n concern_v sundry_a tenant_n geographical_a and_o historical_a concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v not_o precise_o know_v as_o common_o it_o be_v presume_v chap._n 1._o of_o man_n inquiry_n in_o what_o season_n or_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n it_o begin_v that_o aâ—_n they_o be_v general_o make_v they_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o as_o particular_o incertain_a chap._n 2._o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o season_n and_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o year_n according_a unto_o astronomer_n and_o physician_n that_o the_o common_a compute_v of_o the_o ancient_n and_o which_o be_v still_o retain_v by_o some_o be_v very_o questionable_a chap._n 3._o of_o some_o computation_n of_o day_n and_o diduction_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o another_o chap._n 4._o a_o digression_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o site_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n 5._o concern_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v slender_o people_v before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 6._o of_o east_n and_o west_n and_o property_n respective_o ascribe_v unto_o country_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o nile_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o nile_n of_o its_o inundation_n and_o certain_a time_n thereof_o that_o it_o never_o rain_v in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o blackness_n of_o negro_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o same_o chap._n 11._o a_o digression_n of_o blackness_n chap._n 12._o the_o seven_o book_n concern_v many_o historical_a tenant_n general_o receive_v and_o some_o deduce_v from_o the_o history_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v a_o apple_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o man_n have_v one_o rib_n less_o than_o a_o woman_n chap._n 2._o that_o methuselah_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n chap._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rainbow_n before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 4._o of_o sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n chap._n 5._o that_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n be_v erect_v against_o a_o second_o deluge_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o mandrake_n of_o â—eah_a chap._n 7._o of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o collein_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o food_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o conceit_n that_o john_n the_o evangelist_n shall_v not_o die_v chap._n 10._o of_o some_o other_o more_o brief_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o death_n of_o aristotle_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n chap._n 15._o of_o divers_a other_o relation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o crassus_n that_o never_o laugh_v but_o once_o that_o our_o saviour_n never_o laugh_v of_o surgius_fw-la the_o second_o or_o bâ—cca_n de_fw-fr porco_n that_o tamerlane_n be_v a_o scythian_a shepherd_n chap._n 16._o of_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o poverty_n of_o belisarius_n of_o fluctius_fw-la decumanus_n or_o the_o ten_o wave_n of_o parysatis_n that_o poison_a statyra_n by_o one_o side_n of_o a_o knife_n of_o the_o woman_n feed_v with_o poison_n that_o shall_v have_v poison_v alexander_n of_o the_o wander_a jew._n chap._n 17._o more_o brief_o that_o the_o army_n of_o xerxes_n drink_v whole_a river_n dry_a that_o hannibal_n eat_v through_o the_o alps_n with_o vinegar_n of_o the_o death_n of_o aeschylus_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tarsus_n and_o anchiale_n build_v in_o one_o day_n of_o the_o great_a ship_n syracusia_n or_o alexandria_n of_o the_o spartan_a boy_n chap._n 18._o of_o some_o other_o chap._n 19_o of_o some_o relation_n who_o truth_n we_o fear_v chap._n 20._o the_o first_o book_n or_o general_n part_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o first_o and_o father_n cause_n of_o common_a error_n be_v the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n of_o who_o deceptible_a condition_n although_o perhaps_o there_o shall_v not_o need_v any_o other_o eviction_n than_o the_o frequent_a error_n we_o shall_v ourselves_o commit_v even_o in_o the_o express_a declarement_n hereof_o yet_o shall_v we_o illustrate_v the_o same_o from_o more_o infallible_a constitution_n and_o person_n presume_v as_o far_o from_o we_o in_o condition_n as_o time_n that_o be_v our_o first_o and_o ingenerate_v forefather_n from_o who_o as_o we_o derive_v our_o be_v and_o the_o several_a wound_n of_o constitution_n so_o may_v we_o in_o some_o manner_n excuse_v our_o infirmity_n in_o the_o depravity_n of_o those_o part_n who_o traduction_n be_v pure_a in_o they_o and_o their_o original_n but_o once_o remove_v from_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o posterity_n may_v take_v leave_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o fact_n as_o they_o be_v assure_v to_o suffer_v in_o the_o punishment_n be_v gross_o deceive_v in_o their_o perfection_n and_o so_o weak_o delude_v in_o the_o clarity_n of_o their_o understanding_n that_o it_o have_v leave_v no_o small_a obsecuâ—ity_n in_o we_o how_o error_n shall_v gain_v upon_o they_o for_o first_o they_o be_v deceive_v by_o satan_n and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o invisible_a insinuation_n but_o a_o open_a and_o discoverable_a apparition_n that_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n whereby_o although_o there_o be_v many_o occasion_n of_o suspicion_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o easy_o escape_v a_o weak_a circumspection_n yet_o do_v the_o unwary_a apprehension_n of_o eve_n take_v no_o advantage_n thereof_o
bauhinus_n observe_v to_o weigh_v four_o pound_n and_o sometime_o five_o and_o a_o half_a if_o therefore_o a_o man_n weigh_v one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o pound_n and_o his_o brain_n but_o five_o his_o weight_n be_v 27._o time_n as_o much_o as_o his_o brain_n deduct_v the_o weight_n of_o that_o five_o pound_n which_o be_v allow_v for_o it_o now_o in_o a_o snype_n which_o weigh_v four_o ounce_n two_o dram_n i_o find_v the_o brain_n to_o weigh_v but_o half_a dragme_n so_o that_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o body_n allow_v for_o the_o brain_n exceed_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o brain_n sixty_o seven_o time_n and_o a_o half_a chap._n iii_o of_o pleurisy_n that_o pleurisy_n be_v only_o on_o the_o left_a side_n be_v a_o popular_a tenent_n not_o only_o absurd_a but_o dangerous_a from_o the_o misapprehension_n hereof_o man_n omit_v the_o opportunity_n of_o those_o remedy_n which_o otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o neglect_v chief_o occasion_v by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o anatomy_n &_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o part_n affect_v which_o in_o a_o exquisite_a pleurisy_n be_v determine_v to_o be_v the_o skin_n or_o membrane_n which_o invest_v the_o rib_n for_o so_o it_o be_v define_v inflammatiâ—_n membrane_n costas_fw-la succingentis_fw-la a_o inflammation_n either_o simple_a consist_v only_o of_o a_o hot_a and_o sanguineous_a affluxion_n or_o else_o oedematous_a schirrou_n erisipelatous_a according_a to_o the_o predominancy_n of_o melancholy_n phlegm_n or_o choler_n the_o vessel_n whereby_o the_o morbificall_a matter_n be_v derive_v unto_o this_o membrane_n be_v either_o the_o ascend_a branch_n of_o the_o hollow_a vein_n which_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o the_o four_o upper_a rib_n or_o else_o the_o azygos_n or_o vena_fw-la sine_fw-la pari_fw-la who_o surcle_n be_v dispose_v unto_o the_o other_o low_a the_o membrane_n thus_o inflame_v be_v proper_o call_v pleura_fw-la from_o whence_o the_o disease_n have_v its_o name_n and_o this_o invest_v not_o only_o one_o side_n but_o overspread_v the_o cavitie_n of_o the_o chest_n and_o afford_v a_o common_a coat_n unto_o the_o part_n contain_v therein_o now_o therefore_o the_o pleura_fw-la be_v common_a unto_o both_o side_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o confine_v the_o inflammation_n unto_o one_o nor_o strict_o to_o determine_v it_o be_v always_o in_o the_o side_n but_o sometime_o before_o and_o behind_o that_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o spin_v or_o brestbone_n for_o thither_o this_o coat_n extend_v and_o therefore_o with_o equal_a propriety_n we_o may_v affirm_v that_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n or_o apostem_n of_o the_o brain_n do_v happen_v only_o in_o the_o left_a side_n or_o that_o rupture_n be_v confineable_a unto_o one_o side_n whereas_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la or_o rimme_a of_o the_o belly_n may_v be_v break_v or_o its_o perforation_n relax_v in_o either_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o ring_n finger_n a_o opinion_n there_o be_v which_o magnify_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n presume_v therein_o a_o cordial_a relation_n that_o a_o particular_a vessel_n nerve_n vein_n or_o artery_n be_v confer_v thereto_o from_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o that_o especial_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o bear_v our_o ring_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o christian_a practiâ—e_n in_o nuptial_a contract_n but_o observe_v by_o the_o heathen_n as_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n gellius_n macrobius_n and_o pierius_n have_v deliver_v as_o late_o levinus_n lemnius_n have_v confirm_v who_o affirm_v this_o peculiar_a vessel_n to_o be_v a_o artery_n and_o not_o a_o nerve_n as_o antiquity_n conceive_v it_o add_v moreover_o that_o ring_n hereon_o peculiar_o affect_v the_o heart_n that_o in_o lipothymis_fw-la or_o swound_n he_o use_v the_o frication_n of_o this_o finger_n with_o saffron_n and_o gold_n that_o the_o ancient_a physician_n mix_v up_o their_o medicine_n herewith_o that_o this_o be_v seldom_o or_o last_o of_o all_o affect_a with_o the_o gout_n and_o when_o that_o become_v nodous_a man_n continue_v not_o long_o after_o notwithstanding_o all_o which_o we_o remain_v unsatisfied_a nor_o can_v we_o think_v the_o reason_n allege_v sufficient_o establish_v the_o privilege_n of_o this_o finger_n for_o first_o concern_v the_o practice_n of_o antiquity_n the_o custom_n be_v not_o general_a to_o wear_v their_o ring_n either_o on_o this_o hand_n or_o finger_n for_o it_o be_v say_v and_o that_o emphatical_o in_o jeremiah_n si_fw-mi fuerit_fw-la â—econias_fw-la filius_fw-la joachim_n reâ—gis_fw-la judae_fw-la annulus_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la dextrâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la inde_fw-la evellaâ—â—_n eum_fw-la though_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o joachim_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o signet_n on_o my_o right_n hand_n yet_o will_v i_o pluck_v thou_o thence_o so_o be_v to_o observe_v by_o pliny_n that_o in_o the_o portrait_n of_o their_o god_n the_o ring_n be_v wear_v on_o the_o finger_n next_o the_o thumb_n that_o the_o roman_n wear_v they_o also_o upon_o their_o little_a finger_n as_o nero_n be_v describe_v in_o petronius_n some_o wear_v they_o on_o the_o middle_a finger_n as_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n and_o britan_n and_o some_o upon_o the_o forefinger_n as_o be_v deduceable_a from_o julius_n pollux_n who_o name_v that_o ring_n corionos_n again_o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o such_o respect_n of_o cordiality_n or_o reference_n unto_o the_o heart_n will_v much_o be_v doubt_v if_o we_o consider_v their_o ring_n be_v make_v of_o iron_n such_o be_v that_o of_o prometheus_n who_o be_v conceive_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v they_o in_o use_n so_o as_o pliny_n affirm_v for_o many_o year_n the_o senator_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o wear_v any_o ring_n of_o gold_n but_o the_o slave_n wear_v general_o iron_n ring_v until_o their_o manumission_n or_o preferment_n to_o some_o dignity_n that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n continue_v their_o iron_n ring_v unto_o his_o day_n pliny_n also_o deliver_v and_o sure_o they_o use_v few_o of_o gold_n for_o 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